Ford triton engine rebuild question

[trlcavscout]

A question for any one working at a ford dealer or that has had a triton replaced recently. I am trying to find out a ball park cost to do a long block on my 2004 F150 with 5.4 triton. it's a nice super crew 4 door cab FX4 and everything is in good shape except that awesome engine that knocks. I bought it used and i am still paying on it but I am afraid to drive it very far so I am trying to decide if I should spend the money on replacing the engine or just park it out back until it's paid off and sell it for parts. It runs good and has no loss of power or check engine light but it makes a lot of noise.

[redneck122]

I haven't worked for Ford for a few years now, so my info is fairly out of date. But the last one i remember doing at the dealer ended up in the $5200 range for customer cost. Can be done cheaper if you go for a rebuilt long block rather than new.

[BPTactical]

The BIL went through this dilemma with his work van. He priced out rebuilding and in the long run considering downtime, parts cost etc it was cheaper to go to Ford and get a "crate" 5.4.
He ordered it on a Thursday and had it by Tuesday. We had his van up and running by 4 pm Wednesday.
I think it was just shy of $5k.

[Kaiser.Shooter]

Just saw this CL ad:
Re-Manufactured / Reconditioned Ford 4.6L & 5.4L v8 engines.
Installation is available for extra additional cost. Call for your specific quote.

2004 and newer 24 valve engines start @ 2750.00

Business Hours: Mon-Fri: 8am - 5pm, Sat's by app't only.
12001 E 33rd Ave, Unit Q, Aurora, CO 80010
Contact AJ @ (303) 503-5561

[zteknik]

It's about $5k to replace with a long block.
Better off doing a long block instead of a rebuild. A rebuild might sound better but will cost more labor in the long.

[00tec]

I've been around in circles with mine. Started as timing noise, but by the time I got into it, I had a cooked thrust bearing, worn thrust surface on the crank, and cooked a head. I was quoted around $3200 at a local shop to get close to a rebuild.
Found reman long blocks in the $3300 neighborhood.

I'm ordering a short block from Ford for around $1100, and reman heads for around a grand. I have new timing shit, cam phasers, and oil pump from when I was trying to salvage it.

I wanted to rebuild it myself and throw some forged goodies at it, but after Mr Buzzkill appeared in the form of bad heads, I gave up.

I could probably do it a bit cheaper rebuilding, but what's left of my sanity is worth a few hundred bucks.

[trlcavscout]

It's about $5k to replace with a long block.
Better off doing a long block instead of a rebuild. A rebuild might sound better but will cost more labor in the long.

I am leaning towards a crate motor for the warranty, but on the other hand I am an ASE/GM master tech and one of the best engine machinists around is a ford guy and a good friend of mine. It's do for plugs, I may just do plugs, and timing chains and the cam phasers for now and see how long it lasts. I get a discount at Ford but not as much as GM, of course I would rather have a sister in a whore house then to drive a GM.

[zteknik]

I am leaning towards a crate motor for the warranty, but on the other hand I am an ASE/GM master tech and one of the best engine machinists around is a ford guy and a good friend of mine. It's do for plugs, I may just do plugs, and timing chains and the cam phasers for now and see how long it lasts. I get a discount at Ford but not as much as GM, of course I would rather have a sister in a whore house then to drive a GM.

Yea crate motor for the wty for sure.
For a tech it would be cheaper to do the build as long as it's not the low end. But yea 5.4's are famous for the chains, guides, phasers and syncros.
I'm sure you have the tool for the plugs if they break - if you need a good Ford parts guy give me a pm, I'll give you a line to my buddy in our parts dept

[MED]

I sure miss the days when I could do a SBC for less then 1k and a Ford for a little more. These prices are crazy!

[MED]

You might want to check salvage yards and see if you can do better on a used engine.